Wrapping-machine.



A. V. 'LINCOLN WRAPPING MACHINE.

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AUGUST V. LINCOLN, OF SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR 0F 0NEHALF TOGEORGE D. CROSS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

WRAPPIN G-MACHINE.

Specification otZLetters Patent.

Application filed November 15. 1912.

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Serial No. 731,465.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, AUGUST V. LINCOLN, acitizen of the United States of America. residing at Springfield, in thecounty of Hanipden and State of Massachusetts, have invented new anduseful Improvements in rapping-Machines, of which thefollowing is aspecification.

[his invention relates to a wrapping-niachine, and particularly to amachine in which the wrapper is rolled around the article.

The invention in addition relates particularly to a wrapping-machine forwrapping articles where it is desired to have the ends of the wrappertwisted or crimped. This is commonly called twist end wrapping and hasbeen very Widely used in wrapping molasses kisses and like articles.

While the invention herein disclosed is adapted for w -apping articlesof any nature in which the wrapper is rolled around the article whichwrapper may when desired have its ends twisted or criinpcd, the specific embodiment of the invention chosen for the purposes ofillustration relates particularly to a machine for wrapping stick candyand articles of that nature.

There are certain broad features of this invention which are notconfined to the particular type of wrapping described as twist endwrapping,.but which can be generally used in the art of wrappingmachines with advantageous results.

The object of the invention is to provide a machine which will, as faras possible, do away with moving parts and which will be continuous inoperation, and, by avoiding separatelyqnoving parts, do away with thevibration of the machine as a whole, which is troublesome in theordinary wrapping machine.

Another object of the invention is to'provide a machine in which thearticles to be wrapped are successively carried through the machine inone continuouspath without interruption, thereby causing a great savingin time and an increased capacity for the machine.

cles through the machine in rapid movement Another object. of theinvention is to provide mechanism operable to feed the artiand to causethe feeding movement to wrap the articles by the cooperation of suitabledevices. preferably stationary, arranged along the path of the articles.

Another objectot' the invention it: to pro vide a novel means for givingan end twist to the articles wrapper without the ordi nary operation ofopening and closing): end twisting jaws. where such twist is desired.

Another object of the invention is to pro vide a paper-feeding meanswhn'h par ticularly designed for use with the wrapping: machinedisclosed and which cooperates in an. essential way with the operationsof the wrapping machine.

A further object of the invention is to pro- .vide in a wrapping machinea wrapping channel. a part of which is movable to successively roll thewrappers around the articles and the articles through the channel.combined with feeding devices for th! articles and wrappers operable tofeed each article and its wrapper in proper position for passage throughthe channel, said feeding devices being arranged to pass through thechannel in the rear of th article to insure its proper passage as wellas to keep the channel clear for following articles.

' 'lhescpbjccts are attained by the mechanism hereinafter described asillustrative of the inanner in which the invention can be specifically-arried out.

\Vit-h these objects in view, applicant, for the purpose of illustratingthis invention, shows in the accompanying drawings a machine designcilfor wrapping stick-candy or similar articles.

In the drawings,--l ignrc l is :1 Front elevation ol. the machine. Fig.2 a plan view thereof. Fig. 3 is a sectional View, taken on the line 3-%of Fig. 2. Fig.4 is a sectional view, taken on the line it-"4: of Fig.2. Figs. 5 and 6 are detailed sectional views show ing the operation ofthe end-twisting devices. Fig. 7 is an end elevation of the machine.Figs. 8, 9, l0, and 11 are detailed views showing the means for wrappingthe article completelyin one direction, whereby end extensions are leftin the wrapper to be twisted against the ends-of the article. Fig. 12 isa perspective view of the parts between which a slot isformcd andthrough which slot. the tubular end extensions of the several articlespass' while rotating. which causes the cxtensiom to am into an endtwist, as shown in this figure.

In order to wrap an article, such as a stick of candy. completely in onedirection and leave tubular extensions in thewrappcr,

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I applicant has 'devisede continuous operating means which will carrythe article from one end of the machine to the other, during a pa'rtofwhich operation the article is rotated with the wrapper and completelywrapped in onedirection to leave tubular 1 end'extensions in thewrapper. The movement of the "article will cause these end extensions topass, while rotating, through a iproper slot', suitably formed, on eachside of the machine, and the drag of these slots as the article movescauses-the ends to be crimped and twistedv against the ends of .the

articlejs'o that'when the article leaves the machine it will becompletely wrapped. Thismans consists, essentially, of a belt eratingparallelto a'table or other suit- Ia lefmeans, between which and thetable the article, together with the wrapper, is

fed. The movement of the belt rolls the article-011 the table and wrapsits wrapper therearound.

. wrapper twisted at in one direction so that tubular "ends are .left,in the wrapper, extending from each endof the article. first passedover the tubular ends of the wrapper and then closed. over the wrapper,

.Heretofore, in wra ping articles with a 1e ends, it has been customaryto wrap the article completely- Open twisting jaws are ggafter whichthey are rotated, thus twistthe ends of the wrapper. In order toJopaerate.these jaws successfully, considerable I 1 m'echanism 15required. This tyge ofmecha- ,5

.nism is disclosed in patent to T. Igou, No. 833,785, dated October 23,19 06, and

I others. Applicant hasmade a radical de- "parture from the accustomedmeans for twisting the ends-of the wrapper; He has 40 pletely in onedirection so that tubular ends found that if an article is wrappedco1nare left in the wrapper, :these tubular ends canbe. wedged inbetween a slot suitably formed bytwo parallelplates, wires, or othermeans, in substantially the same plane. When the tubular ends are thuswedged in the slot, which is of an appropriate width,

either the article together with its wrapper, or theparts forming theslot, or both, can be rotated. Since the-tubular end of the,

wrapper has been crnnped and partly flattened out at an appropriatedistance from the'end of the wrapper, twisting either the "article orthe parts formingthe slots, or

- is made, thus avoiding any tearing action,

due to the taking up of the paper consequent on lllB twistlng of theends.

menses The invention in some particularsmay be used withoutregard to theparticular end twist or fold which may or may not be desired; Aseries'of fingers on an endless movable chain is provided to feed eachartlcle and its wrapper successively 1nto the wrapping channel in properposition for "the channel to receive the article'and completely roll thewrapper therearound.- The fingers follow the article through the channelto insure its properpassage-by keeping the article rolling straight andat the same time clear the channel for following an ticles. This isimportant where a wrapper or one of the articles, either of which may attimes be imperfect, for any reason tends to clog 'thechannel. Thefinge'rsare also designed to partially wrap the article as it 5 is fedto the channel and. feed the article i 1 and wrapper so wrapped to thevbight gof the movable and stationary parts of the channel. Thisoperation allows the wrapper as it starts to roll. around the article,to pinch one of ts ends against the article while the other end is beingrolledthereon." Referring to Figsol, 2, and 4, a belt 20 drives theshaft a. The, driving-pulley is loose on the shaft a and may be fixedthereto 'to drive the same by means of a clutch 0,

operable by a rod 1) passing through. the hollow shaft 21. When theshaft a is rotated,

a'gear. thereon, shown in Figs-3 and 4,

through an intermediate gear, drives the Y gear 22 on'the shaft 6 (seeFig. 3). This shaft e has thereon a pulley. around which a belt travels,which also passes around a pulley on an idle-shaft 23, for a purpose tobe described", The intermediate gear between shafts a and e is mountedon the hollow shaft 21 on which two sprockets are keyed (see Fig. 4).These sprockets drive a double connected chain '2 which passes aroundidle-sprockets on shafts 8 and 4 (see Fig. 3), for a purpose to bedescribed. The shaft 72. is driven from the shaft a by'the means shownin Fig. 4. A sprocket on shaft 21 carries a chain which passes aroundan:

other sprocket on shaft 0'. A bevel-gear on this shaft (see Figs. 1 and4.) drives the shaft qon which is fixed the camm. .From

the shaft 9 bevel-gearing drives the shaft f,

which, in turn, by bevel-gears, drives the paper-feedingrolls mounted onshafts h,

it, 1 and 9 The operation of the machine as driven from shaft a is asfollows: Stick-candy or similar articles (see Fig. 3) are fed down thefeed-chute 1 so that the bottom stick rests on an insert of rubber inthe horizontal table 11. The double connected chain 2 is mounteddirectly under this table 11 and this chain carries operatingrfingers 6on the cross-bars 15 (see Fig. 4:) pivoted at intervals along and acrossthe pivot points of the chain, as more clearly shown in Figs. land 3.The wrapping-paper is fed transversely of the table 11 along the guide12. The fingers 6 operate to engage the lower stick in the feed-chute 1and push the same against the wrapping-paper which is held in the guide12, and as the stick engages the paper just below the center linethereof a substantially U-shaped'fold is made around the stick with theedges extending rea'rwardly (see Figs. 3 and 8). The fingers 6, as thechain operates, push the candyand wrapper alon t e table 11 and underthe pressuremem )8! 24. The fingers 6 normally occupy the positionSliOWIi III the lower travel of the chain in Fig. 3. Each cross-set, inthis case consisting of three fingers 6, has a spring 16, as shown inFig. 1, operating to maintain the fingers in the normal position shownin Fig. 3. As these fingers start on their u ward and outward travelthrough the mac ine, a roller 76 on lug-extension 77 on eachcross-bar'15 engages the surface of cam 7, which, by turning bar 15,against its spring, moves the upper end of the fingers 6 against thecandy and holds it thereagainst until the U-shaped fold above describedhas been made. A cut-away'portion 8 in the cam 7 allows the springs toturn the crossbars 15, and thusfingersG, down and back away fromthearticle, as shown in Fig. 3. The continued travel of the chain bringsthe roller 76 against the upper: surface of the cam 7 again and causesthe upper end of the fingers 6 to be again moved upwardly, but at thistime the u per end of the fingers 6 has had sufiicient ongitudinalmovement so that at this secondup-ward travel it engages the short endbf the substantially U-shaped fold of the wrapper and pushes this shortlower ,end around the stick to be wrapped. The continued movement of thefingers 6, now with theirupperend in the uppermost position, carries thestick and the wrapper under the belt 9. The movement of this belt causesthe stick to roll along the table 11 and the longitudinal speed 'of thisstick along the table 11 is slightly in excess of the longitudinal speedof the fingers (3, so that the long upper end of the U-shaped wrapperisnow,rolled.around the stick and the stick,

supported between the belt and the table 11,

is rolled away from engagement with the fingers 6, all of which isclearly shown in the several views of the stick being wrapped in Fi s03and 9 to-11. As the articles are ro ed through the channel, the fingerswill straighten any article which does not roll straight. If animperfect article, or broken stick of candy, or improper wrapper, is fedto the channel the fingers (i -will force the stick and wrapper to theoutlet of the channel and prevent any clogging of the channel whichwould necessitate stoppingthe machine. The lower travel of the belt 9 ismaintained in a horizontal position by a spring-pressed plate 14; whichprevents the i bolt from sagging, 'due to the pressure of the beltagainst the-stick. As each set of three lingers 6-the sets being mountedin series on the chains 2-passes under feed-chute 1,

shown in Figs. 3, 5, and 6, are the plates (or '30 other suitable partsto form a slot) 13 and 25. These plates, arranged one above the other,have a wedge-shaped slot formed therebctween, one at each side of thebelt 9.

As the tubular ends H (see Fig. 5) enter the g5 wedge-shaped slotsbetween the plates 13 and 25 at each side of the machine, the tubularend extension is crimped and flattened gradually as the tubular endpasses into the wedge (see. Fig. 3) and into the slot between T9 theplates 13 and 25. This extension is twisted into the form F seen in Fig.6. Since the width of the slots is maintained constant, the tubular endwill not tear as the same is twisted, because the shortening of thetubular end, due to the twisting, will.

cause the slip of the paper through the slot, which will obviate anytendency to tear. After the ends of the wrapper are'twisted at each endof the stick, they leave the slot between plates 13 and. .25, passmg outthrough the divergin ends of t e-slots, and i the belt 9 then-rolls t ecompletely-wrapped articles to the end of the table 11, whereupon theyroll down the discharge-table .10. It i is to be understood that theseslot-forming members as other parts of the machine,

may be adjustabl and removably mounted in obvious ways or mechanicalconvenience and setting. obtain as great speed as possible because theoutput of a machine of this class is anextrcmely important item in itsuse. It will be noted from the description already given that the sticksare fed from the feed-chute 1 rapidly, one after the other, in acontinuous path directly through the machine, each following thosepreviously fed in rapid succession to the discharge-table 10. Thefingers 6, which operate to feed the sticks from the fecdazhute to thewrapping mechanisms, follow one after the other in a continuousoperation so that no reciprocating feeding-plunger is necessary. plungermay, however,

be used, if desired. By means of the arrangrnientshown, very great speedcan be obtained in passing the sticks through the machine. Thisnecessitates a special form of paper-feeding device which can feed andcut the wrapping material fast enough and refera lyso designed that 75It is desired in this machine to 110 1o the paper is fed from each sideof the ma- I nooasee place the same in the right osit-ion to cooperatewith the feeding of t e sticks.

This paper-feed"mechanism will now be described. Referring to Figs. 2and at, the wrapping paper', inrolls, is placed on the shafts'z', one oneach side of the machine. The paper is then fed around the feed-rollscontinuously driven in the drummer already described from shaft a. Fromthese rolls chinealong the paper-guide 12 mounted transversely of'thetable l1, as seen in Figs. 2 and 3. A transverse slot in the table 11allows the paper to extend sufficiently below this table to properlyposition the paper 'With rel'ation' to t he 'sticks as fed from chute"1. Paper-gripping jaws are arranged 'to grip the end of the paper,first from the roll on one side of the machine and pull the same acrossthe**path"of the sticks fed along the "table 1.1, and then from theother roll across the same path. This paper-gripping device is'arranged'as shown in Fig. 2;. 'Two stationary gripperscooperate withtwo movable gripper-jaws on the arm o, which is pivoted on the slide it,and when this arm '0. is turned in one direction a sprin which will passacross centers will hold the lever n in the position to which.it ismoved. The,

cam m, as seen in Fig. 4, operates through the link-members s, and t tomove the slide it along the statlonary transverse guide-member as.Another cam, back ofrthe one shown but on the same cainplate, open.

' ates through the link-members a and o t,

'rock the members pivoted to the frame (see Fig. l). 'A lever y pivotedto the slide 1 u is fastened tothc lever 2) so that the movement of thelever y operates to move the lever 0. "After the cam 12?. has moved theslide it to its extreme left-hand position (see Figs.,2 and 4), the jawsat the left of the device it will be in open position and allow the end.of'the paper supported. by the guidelz. to pass therebetween; As soonas the paper is between the jaws of the gripping-device, the cam on theshaft 9 operates the link-meinbers n and 0 to rock the members "79(seeFigfDQ One of these members 7? turns to roc k the lever y and causesthe gripping-devices atthe left in 'Fig. 2w grip the paper, and thespring previously mentioned,,,,.passing across centers holds the r1 r-inclosed osition.

The cam on then moves the slide it to its extreme. right-hand position,afterwhich the link-members n and 0, being again operated by cam onshaft Q, cause the gripper o to release thepaper from the left-hand roll'in Fig. 2 and 'to grip the paper from the right-hand roll in saidfigure, whereupon the operation is repeated. Thus, as the member uslides back and forth on the rod a, each cross-travel carries a suitablelength of paper along the guides 12 across the path of the sticks fedalone the table 11.. it will thusb'c seen that no movement of thepaper-- feeding device is wasted, for at each move ment thepaper-gripping device is carrying paper from one roll and preparing totake it from the other roll for its return trip.

This arrangement doubles the capacity of 7 the paper-feeding device overwhat it would be lnthe ordinary reciprocating paper-grip; Y

per, which operates to pull the paper into place and then to return toagain pull it into place. After the device a has traveled. from oneextreme position to the other,-it is necessary to cut the paper whichhas been fed from the roll. This is done by means} of a movable knifecooperating with a station ary knife at the proper time, or by any othersuitable form of knife. The movable knife j (see Fig 2) is mounted onabell-crank lever and a spring (not shown) operates to cause the knifeto turn into cutting position.

This turning into c'utting position is pre vented by means of aroller onthe lower end tu'rnthe machine to adjust the same by hand,

the hand-wheel 30 (see' Fig. 2) can operate all the driving mechanismspreviously described.

W'hil e applicant has chosen to show, for

purposes of illustrating his invention, a specific embodiment of apreferred form, it

is to be understood that many features of the invention may be changedconsiderably &

from "the specific form shown without departing from the invention. Forexample, the members forming the wedgeshaped slots may be rotated afterthe tubular ends have been wedged in the slots to twist the ends, ratherthan rotating the article and keeping the slot-forming membersstationary. Such a modification could be applied to existing twist-endwrapping machines by substituting the slot-forming members for theopeningand-closing twisting jaws now in use. The machine shown couldreadily be adapted for feedin two or more articles in line and side byside to the feeding-belt; that is to say, a bank arrangement of themachine.

That which I claim as my inventiomand desire to secure by LettersPatent, is,-

1. In a wrapping-machine, the combination of a feed chute;-a horizontaltable arranged to receive articles to be wrapped, ahorizontally-operable conveyer-belt mounted parallel to the table toconvey the articles thereacross, a paper-feeding device arranged to feedwrappingmaterial transversely of lim the table between said feed-chute:ii'id the conveyor-belt, devices arranged to move articles from saidfeed-chute against the wrapping paper and between the belt, andwrap thepaper around the article completely in onc'direction.

2. in a wrapping-machine, the combination of a feed-chute, a horizontaltable, a conveyor-beltmounted to run horizontally and parallel to thetable to convey the articles therealong, sheet-feeding devices arrangedto feed sheets of wrapping material transversely of the table betweenthe outlet of the fecd-chute and the belt, carryingmeans operable tomove each article from the, feed-elude against the wrapping sheet andbetween the belt and table, including means to partially form-thewrapper around the article, whereby as the article is fed between thebelt and the table the travel of the belt will roll the wrappingmaterial around i the article, end-twisting devices arranged one on eachside of the belt to twist the tubular ends of the articles as they passalong the table to the discharge end of the machine.

In a wrapping-machine, the combination of a horizontal table, a feedchute, a conveyer-belt mounted to travel horizontally a fixed distancefrom and parallel to the table, paper-feeding devices arranged to formand feed sheets of wrapping material between the feed-chute and thehorizontallytraveling belt, conveying-means to move articles to bewrapped against the, wrapping material fed transversely of the table andinto a folding slot, whereby the articleis partially wrapped, comprisingmeans to tuck one end of the wrapper partially around the article and tothereafter then feed the article and its wrapper between thehorizontally-traveling belt and the table, whereby the travel of thebelt will roll the article along the table and completely wrap it in onedirection, twist-end forming-devices arranged one on each side of thebelt 7 operable to'twist the ends of the wrapping material against theends of the articles as the latter pass along the table. 1 4. A,wrapping-machine, comprising, in combination, a feed-chute, a table, abelteonveycr mounted to move parallel to the table, papenfecding meansto feed wrapping-paper transversely between the chute and the beltconveyer, feeding and tucking devices arranged to move the articles fromthe chute against the paper, tuck the paper, artly around the article,and fe'edthe pariial'ly-wrapped article between the belt and the table,whereby the movement of the belt will roll the articles on the table andcomplete the wrapping of the articles in the direction of rotation.

5. In a wrapping-machine, the combination of aconveyer for the articlesto be wrapped, means associated therewith for wrapping the articlecompletely in one direction so. as to leave tubular end extensions inthe wrapper, together with end-twisting devices arranged to twist thetubular end extensions, comprising two sets of relatively fixedslotforming members, one on each side of said conveyor, arranged tomaintain a slot of fixed width less than the diameter of the tubular endextensions to be twisted but having an entrance of suflicient width toadmit said extension longitudinally of the slot, whereby when thetubular end extension is placed in the slot it is thereby flattened orerimped so that the wrapper may be twisted against the end of thearticle by a relative rotation between said devices and the article.

(3. In a wrapping-machine, the combinaiion of a member having a wrappingsurface,

a belt-conveyor mounted to travel parallel to and at a fixed distancefrom said surface, feeding means arranged to feed articles partiallywrapped in one directionbetween said belt and surface, whereby the beltmay roll the article to complete the wrapping in one direction whileconveying the article along the surface, together with end-twistingdevices arranged to twist the tubular end extensions, comprising twosets of relatively fixed slot-forming members, one on each side of saidconveyor, arranged to maintain a slot of fixed width less than thediameter of the tubular end extensions to be twisted but having anentrance of sufficient width to admit wrapping-machine, thecombinaconveyer for the articles to be wrapped, driving means tocontinuously move said conveyer, means associated-therewith for wrappingthe article completely in one direction so as to leave tubular endextensions in'the wrapper, together with endtwisting devices arranged totwist the tubular end extensions, comprising two sets of relativelyfixed slot-forming members, one

on each side of said conveyor, arranged to maintain a slot of fixedwidth less than the diameter of the tubular end extensions to be twistedbut having an entrance of sufiicient width to admit said extensionlongitudinally of the slot, whereby when the tubular end extension isplaced in the slot it is thereby flattened or crimped so that thewrapper may be twisted against'the end of the article by a'relative,rotation between said devices and the article.

8.- In a wrapping-machine, the'combination with a wrapping-table havinga wrapping-channel thereon, of a feed-chute arranged to automaticallyfeed articles to .the'

table, a papcr-feed device, and means to operate the same to feedwrapping material transversely and perpendicular to the table, anendless conveying means mounted on one side of the table with devicesthereon mov able through the wrapping channel to con vey the articlesalong the table from the feed chute and against the wrapping materialinto the wrapping-channel, whereby the articl'e'is partially wrapped, asecond endless conveying means mounted on the opposite side of the tablefrom the first and forming with the table an extension of said wraparial farther around the article in thelastment oned feeding means forsaid second conveyer to move the movement, drivingsame parallel to thetable and completely roll the wrapper around each article by rolling thearticle and the wrapper along the table through the channel,and*end-twisting devices arranged one on each side of said channel totwist'the ends of the wrapping material to completethe wrapping as thearticlespass through the channel, all for the purpose described.

'9. In a wrapping-machine, the combination with a wrapping-table havinga wrap ping-channel thereon, of 'a feed-chute arranged to automaticallyfeed articles to the table, a paper-feed device, and means to operatethe same to feed wrapping material transversely and perpendicular to thetable, an endless conveying means mounted on one side of the table withdevices thereon movable through the wrapping channel to convey thearticles along the table from the feed-chute and against the wrappingmate-- "ing with the table an extension of said wrapping-channel, saiddevices on the firstconveyer adapted to feed the articles along thechannel to a position between the second conveyer and the table, meansarranged in the path of said devices to cooperatetherewith topartiallywrap the wrapping material farther around the article in thelasti nel, a part of which is movable to r incense mentioned feedingmovement, and drivingv means for-said'second conveyor to move the sameparallel to the table and comp-letl roll the wrapper around each articleby rol ing the artlcle and the wrapper along the table through thechannehall for the purpose described. a In a wrapping machine, aplurality of stationary slot-forming members, comentrance and an exitwhereby as an article prising a pair of such members arranged upon eachside of the article to be wrapped, .i and each pair so constructed as toafiord'a fixed smooth-faced slot having a. converging and its wrapperare rolled through said slot the wrapper may be twisted to form tubularchine, and said members being so constructed as to a llord thercbetweenaslot having1 a converging entrance, all for the purpose .escribed, andmeans for. rolling the articlealong adjacent said membcrs se that thewrapper of the article may pass through the slot.

y 12. In 21 wrappinginachine, the combination of, devices to form awrappin icylindrical articles therethrough, devices ccssively feedcylindrical articles and wrapping material in position to be passed intogcrs,.and means 'to operatethellatter to pararticleas the: latter isvrolled through the channel to ktp the latter clear and properly insurethe passage" of the article therethrough. a

' 13. In a wrapping machine, the combination, of devicesto form a,wrapping channel,

a part of which is novable to roll cylindrical articles therethrough,devices to successively feed cylindrical articles and wrappers thereforin. position to be passed into said channel, together with a group offingers constructed and arranged to successively. feedeach article andits wrapper in proper relative position,to the channel and follow ittherethrough as the wrapper is rolled around the article to insureitsproper. passage and keep the channel clear for following articles.

, AUGUST V. LINCOLN, lVitnesses:

F. G. NEAL,v K. I. Cannons.

chano suc- '100 said channel, together with aseries of fin-

